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I'm currently 18 weeks pregnant and my husband and I are so excited to meet our little one! We were trying to conceive for 7 months before this so it's nothing but great news. Of course, we're first time parents... so I would love to receive all the advice you have to offer!
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No one can really prepare you for the immense responsibility you are about you embark on. It may be best to research and come back with more specific questions.
No one can really prepare you for the immense responsibility you are about you embark on. It may be best to research and come back with more specific questions.
This is very true.
What do you want to know about? Labor? Newborn procedures? Post-partum time? Sleeping? Eating? Breastfeeding? Clothes? Toys? What daily life is like?
There are a ton of different topics I could give advice on, so maybe you should let us know what you're most interested in.
Focus on having a healthy pregnancy. I'm always shocked by pregnant women eating Tuna (mercury risk), or lunch-meat (PROVEN link to miscarriage), or other things that are dangerous because they haven't learned about what is dangerous during pregnancy. Get light exercise. Mentally prepare for childbirth, etc. Focus on pregnancy for now.
Focus on having a healthy pregnancy. I'm always shocked by pregnant women eating Tuna (mercury risk), or lunch-meat (PROVEN link to miscarriage), or other things that are dangerous because they haven't learned about what is dangerous during pregnancy. Get light exercise. Mentally prepare for childbirth, etc. Focus on pregnancy for now.
It's extremely rare to get Listeria from eating lunch meat. 2500 individuals get it annually. The risk is there but it's very minimal and a pregnant woman should discuss with her OB.
You can also eat tuna in small quantities without risk. Once again a pregnant women should discuss with her OB. I discussed it with my OB and ate it on a sandwich a couple of times a month and had zero issues. It also depends on the type of tuna and the amount of mercury it has.
Focus on having a healthy pregnancy. I'm always shocked by pregnant women eating Tuna (mercury risk), or lunch-meat (PROVEN link to miscarriage), or other things that are dangerous because they haven't learned about what is dangerous during pregnancy. Get light exercise. Mentally prepare for childbirth, etc. Focus on pregnancy for now.
No worries about any of that. I've adopted a very healthy lifestyle and enrolled in child birth classes.
Mostly newborn procedures, post-partum time, breastfeeding and the like. Thanks!
All varies. Every single bit of it. Best thing to do is ask very specific questions. What would you like to know about postpartum time? Breastfeeding? Throwing these out there-diapering, swaddling, sleeping, projectile spitting up, when to start solids, when a fever is dangerous, crazy rashes, disposable vs cloth diapers, co-sleeping...the list goes on and on! Nobody can help you with such a vague post. Help us help you.
Mostly newborn procedures, post-partum time, breastfeeding and the like. Thanks!
Have you considered taking a class? I took a Bradley Method class during pregnancy and it was very informative. They covered labor, delivery, some post-partum, newborn procedures, etc.
Just within newborn procedures there's a lot you can learn about:
Those are all decisions you should make in advance as everything happens very quickly after your baby is born (within minutes), so you should tell your doctor/nurses in advance if, for example, you don't want the antibiotic eye drops.
As for breastfeeding, I honestly didn't do a lot of research on it. I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I met with the lactation consultant at the hospital, but my DD took to feeding easily and we didn't end up needing much help. But, don't hesitate to ask to meet with the lactation consultant if you want extra help. They'll also have resources that you can use after you leave the hospital (this is assuming you're going to have your baby in a hospital, which isn't necessarily the case).
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